Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins

Carpetbaggers

Preparation info

  • 4

    portions
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
top 1000The New Basics Cookbook
The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

  • About

A classic recipe from the nineteenth century, when oysters proliferated on both shores of the U.S. The taste combination is dramatic.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 8 oysters, shelled
  • 4 filets mignons

Method

  1. Preheat the broiler.
  2. Melt the butter in a small skillet. Add the oysters, and sauté over medium-low heat until the edges just begin to curl, about 1 minute. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
  3. Make a slit in the side of each steak, and stuff 2 oysters into each pocket. Sprinkle the fillets with the pepper.
  4. Place the meat on a broiling pa